Building and Sustaining Worker Cooperatives in the US

worker cooperatives make up a tiny proportion of the US economy—a 2021 study counted 612 worker cooperatives in the country. However, that ...

Building and Sustaining Worker Cooperatives in the US - Job ...

This piece reflects on the Aspen Institute Economic Opportunities Program's event “Democratizing Work: The Role, Opportunities, and Challenges of Worker ...

Building a Worker Co-op Ecosystem: Lessons from the Big Apple

In thinking about policy, it is also important to consider that it often helps to focus co-op development in industries where they have been ...

Building Equitable Economies at the 2024 Worker Cooperatives ...

Worker cooperatives are the contemporary expression of a historic economic model (Link is external) built on the simple idea that workers and ...

How to start a worker co-op - Shareable

Big and small worker co-ops have a long and rich history in the US and internationally. The Rochdale Society of Equitable Pioneers established ...

What is a Worker Cooperative? - Democracy at Work Institute

Worker cooperative members can build assets in their cooperative business by retaining surplus every year in individual capital accounts. In a worker ...

RELEASE: REPS. KHANNA AND BOWMAN UNVEIL NEW BILL TO ...

“Worker Cooperatives are one of the most successful and popular options for employee-owned companies in America. The National Worker Cooperative ...

The National Worker Cooperative Development and Support Act ...

These include reviewing regulations and proposing revisions to remove barriers preventing the wide-adoption of the worker co-op model nationwide ...

Cooperative Resources and Projects

Our resources are primarily meant for cooperative entrepreneurs, existing business owners looking to convert their business to a worker cooperative, cooperative ...

The Role, Opportunities, and Challenges of Worker Cooperatives in ...

Some regions in the US have started to invest in and build supportive ecosystems for worker cooperatives in attempts to revitalize economies and offer a ...

Unions are Building Worker Power Through Worker Cooperatives

NYC Network of Worker Cooperatives [email protected] (212) 390-8178 www.nycworker.coop. Nationally. US Federation of Worker Cooperatives. Union-Coops Council.

The Benefits of Worker Cooperatives - Democracy at Work Institute

Inequality in the US · Building local wealth · Creating quality jobs · Creating meaningful change for underserved populations.

U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives – Work it. Own It.

The USFWC welcomes membership from worker cooperatives, other democratic workplaces, cooperative developers, and allied organizations. Become a member. WHAT WE ...

Worker Co-ops - NCBA CLUSA

Today's worker cooperatives play an active role in eliminating inequalities and promoting asset-building. The cooperative business model enables workers to be ...

How To Convert a Business into a Worker-owned Cooperative

A great way to bring democracy into the workplace, co-ops can be built from scratch, but they can also be created by converting existing businesses into worker- ...

The Positive Impact of Worker Cooperatives - BPC Green Builders

Strengthening Community Ties · Enhancing Local Economies · Promoting Sustainable Practices · Helping to Create a Sustainable Green Building ...

Cities Developing Worker Co-ops: Efforts in Ten Cities

Worker cooperatives are not common in the United States; currently, there are about 400 nationwide.1 Nonetheless, they may be uniquely suited to addressing the ...

Worker Co-op Startup Webinar - YouTube

In this video, Matt Feinstein, long-time cooperator and USFWC Co-op Clinic Manager presents a basic overview of: - cooperatives & the worker ...

The History of Worker Cooperatives - Davis Food Co-op

Worker-owners work in the business, govern it and manage it. Unlike with conventional firms, ownership and decision-making power of a worker cooperative should ...

New legislation could accelerate the development of Worker ...

This includes developing a federal strategy to integrate worker co-ops into economic development plans, identifying and solving regulatory ...